AWWWW cute cute cute. I love a holiday romance, especially a short and sweet one full of second chances and lots of spice! Truly can’t go wrong in my book.

Although this one was pretty short I thought it dragged on just a touchhh too long and then the ending/“break up” was so quick. I think the pacing could’ve been better if they worked through some of their issues earlier in the book. But otherwise I really enjoyed it and binged it super quickly! Gonna be a good one for the holiday season for sure!

Read if you like:
🤎 peppermint mochas
🎄 the holiday season
✌🏼 second chance romance
🌶️ spicy books (2.5/5 - at one point they sit across from each other and talk about what they want to do to each other and WOAH 🥵)
🥰 romance books
🛏️ one bed

Thank you to @putnambooks for the digital ARC. Although this book doesn't come out until September, I decided to read the ARC as part of my Christmas in July. All I Want is You is a dual POV story with a dual timeline (past Christmases). I love this combination, especially when it's a second chance romance. You get to read all the pining on both sides combined with a sprinkle of the past, trying to figure out why they split and how they're going to end up back together. Jessica & Nick are both romance writers, so there is a lot of fun discussion about writing, romance tropes, HEAs, etc...oh plus, there's a part with only one bed. I mean this is a Christmas story meant for romance book lovers. Sometimes Christmas books (and movies) can be very cookie-cutter and you know exactly what's going to happen next. All I Want is You is NOT like those! This book is a fantastic romcom that happens to be about two romance authors stuck together right before Christmas. The banter between these two exes is great. And the steam...did I mention there's only one bed?! BTW, the forced proximity is due to a snow storm, so this was a fun book to get my mind somewhere cold while in real life it's ridiculously hot down here in south Texas.
I enjoyed reading All I Want is You and I highly recommend checking it out.

Nick and Jess are writers for the same romance imprint and also exes. Jess has been asked to introduce Nick for an award for the publishing group, and though she doesn’t want to, she needs to impress the publisher. The two reconnect at the hotel during a snowstorm that has hit just before Christmas. They are stuck sharing a room and forced to work together, but maybe it’s just what they need to work through their unfinished past.

This book is just the coziest, cutest Christmas book you could dream up! I love Falon Ballard’s sense of humor and her books are always so much fun. I read this one for Christmas in July, and it made me want to snuggle up by a fire with a peppermint mocha despite the lack of snow on the ground. I loved the forced proximity, one bed, Grinch and Christmas lover vibes. If you love a Christmas hallmark movie with a cozy setting, Beach Read by Emily Henry but set at Christmas, or the snowed in trope, you should definitely pick this up for your holiday reading pleasure!

Thank you so much to Falon Ballard and Putnam books for the ARC and opportunity to review this book.

Enjoyed this charming holiday read! This book moved super quickly and I read it in 2 days, which I loved. It felt like a Hallmark movie with spice. The story happens quickly, which felt just like a holiday movie. I wasn’t crazy about why Nick broke up with Jess. It felt like a slight cop out, but overall I really liked this one.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

4.5/5 All I Want is You is a spicy second chance romance that had me smiling from start to finish. The story is lighthearted, which I find perfect for the holiday season. Being that this follows two romance authors, I loved the conversations around romance writing and the publishing process. It was fun to see how their relationship paralleled exactly what they write about in their books. Jess is definitely my new favorite Falon lead while I couldn’t swooning over all the ways Nick was trying to when her back. With a second chance romance, I never love when the reasoning around the break up is silly, and this one felt that way when the reveal came. However, I appreciated how the hero knew he made a mistake and owned up to it. The grand gesture was absolutely perfect and the cherry on top to this holiday read!

Read for:
-Second chance romance
-Two authors
-Locked in during the holidays
-Only one bed
-Grumpy hero/ sunshine heroine
-Open door romance
-Holiday reads

Thank you Putnam for the ARC!

Synopsis:
Jessica is a small-time romance author, writing romances to soothe the heartache her ex-boyfriend, also a "romance writer" left her with. "Romance writer" in quotes because he can't seem to write a happy ending...and it can't be romance without a HEA. So when their writing obligations bring them to a remote inn a few days before Christmas, they’re not enthused, especially when they are trapped sharing a room in a snowstorm…with, you guessed it, only one bed. But what’s more fitting for the two romantic writers than getting roped into writing a Holiday romance while trapped in a forced proximity plot of their own? They decide to turn their hate into fuel…and the pages start flying. But will their romance take off once again?

My Thoughts:
I'm starting to think Falon Ballard is my soul mate author. I just love everything she writes. Her characters are so easy to root for. They are warm, kind, compassionate, and they fall in love so hard but so beautifully. She is epic in the second chance romance game. And this is her second book this year with a something more to general nuisance to lovers storyline and yet each book is so unique. I love the setting of the inn during the snowstorm. The forced proximity is almost a third character. The premise of the story is fun and realistic. The story takes place over a pretty short time frame and yet I feel like I've known these characters for 500 pages. The chemistry is electric, the tension could be cut with a knife. I giggled and kicked my feet and I wanted to throw the book at the wall, which is exactly what I want when reading. The highs and the lows. Ballard endings always leave me feeling so full and so bright, and this is no exception. I've already re-read it 5 times before bed when I can't sleep.

There was no room at the inn….. Wait, that’s a different Christmas story.

Jess a struggling romance author working her side job as a barista is having writers block. She can’t seem to come up with anything for her new book. When she is asked by her publisher to Present Romance Writer of the year to a fellow SVP author Nick. Only problem is Nick is the one who broke her heart 5 years ago. Has she really moved on.

Nick has a career that any Author would dream of. Bestsellers, Movie deals, 6 figure contracts. He has everything except the one who got away. The love of his life…. Jess.

This Christmas story has it all. Christmas Cheer, No rooms left at the inn. Snowstorm trapping them in. Only one bed….. Can Jess open her heart to hear what nick has to say. And can Nick finally write a happy ending for his life that none of his books have had.

Run don’t walk to scoop up this 5 star read. I loved this book so much. Top 5 reads of the year.

#christmasromance
#noroomattheinn
#onebed
#secondchanceromance
#snowedin

This was such a cute book! A great "Christmas in July" ARC read.

I really love the character names, Nick and Jess (huge New Girl fan). This second chance romance really hit all the boxes for me. Sweet, swoony and spicy! Nick and Jess met before Nick hit it big. They dated for 3 years and then Nick suddenly ended things. We follow their story through flashbacks to past Christmas' and watch their story unfold.

Second chance
Holiday romance
Forced proximity
It's always been you

This was a can't put down book for me, 5 stars!

All I Want is You was a cute, quick holiday read. While it’s set around the Christmas season, it could definitely be read and enjoyed any time of the year. I liked the premise of the story and the characters but I didn’t feel any butterflies or real emotion while reading.

You cannot go wrong with a Fallon Ballard in my eyes! I always get so excited when I see her newest book! Will be recommending this to everyone!

Loved this enemies to lovers, second chance holiday romance! Nick and Jess are romance writers who write their way back together. It's cozy, spicy and touched with some holiday magic!

Short synopsis: Jess is an author invited to present a prestigious award to Nick her ex boyfriend (also an author) at a remote hotel ay Christmas time.

My thoughts: What an adorable, bingeable holiday read! I loved the remote location, snowed in for the holidays!

I am always a fan of books about books! I really liked how we get an inside look into the writing world, and the writing process. I especially loved how the characters ended up working together to write a story, and during the process opened up some of their insecurities and found forgiveness.

I also really loved the flashback chapters so we could see what happened to break them up initially, and the growth each character went through to get to the point they are at now. This does pack some spice in there, so just know that going in.

Read if you love:
- Forced proximity
- Only one bed
- Second chance romance
- Snowed in for Christmas
- Holiday romance reads
- Books about authors and writing

Thank You Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first “Christmas in July” read this year, starting the season out strong! I love Falon Ballard’s writing, and this one did not disappoint. You can always sign me up for a second chance, forced proximity rom com! The banter and spice were just what I needed this week - I couldn’t recommend this holiday romance more!

This one certainly helped with the whole Christmas in July mindset. I enjoyed the romance, the characters, and the story. Thanks for the early access to this one!

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I have read another book by this author that really enjoyed, so I was excited to dig into this one. I'm all about forced proximity, and this book delivered! Another fun read!

3.5 stars

Well, this was cute. I love second chance romances and was very happy to read this novel. This is totally me vs others but I struggled with the setting reading during summer so part of me wants to reread.

Thank you for the ARC.

It’s a billion degrees outside and feels like we’ll never make it out of the dog days of summer, so I was thrilled to have an opportunity to escape into an advanced copy of a cozy Christmas rom-com.

“All I Want is You” by Fallon Ballard is a delightful holiday read that will be perfect for cozying up with during the Christmas season. This second chance romance follows two romance writers (now rivals) who had a heartbreaking break-up five years before just as their careers were taking off.

Forced to get some face-time at the publisher’s annual Christmas party, they find themselves stuck by a snowstorm in the same hotel with only one remaining room (gasp!). In a meta twist on the classic, they are both working on their own second chance holiday romance novels where their personal lives may just prove to be the best inspiration.

There’s witty banter and plenty of (open-door) 🌶️. Highly recommend for a holiday season book club paired with a Hallmark movie marathon. 🎄

Many thanks to NetGalley and author Fallon Ballard for the ARC!

#AllIWantIsYou #NetGalley

Thank you Putnam for the e-arc!

Im 1/1 on Christmas books in 2024 and this was a great way to start. Falon never disappoints and this book has all of her usual flare

Great friend group
Texting
Characters with chemistry
Spice

I loved the setting of this book, I spent NYE last year in upstate New York in a hotel that kind of reminded me of this hotel, and I had hoped for more of the wintery vibes that this book gave.

I love a second chance romance x forced proximity so from the get go I was into this book. It reads rather quickly and is just an overall bingeable cozy holiday read!

If I could describe this book, my first thoughts are it’s a spiced up Hallmark movie. I absolutely loved every scene throughout the book and was rooting for the characters to realize that they were still in love with each other. Even though it is a shorter read, it did not feel rushed at all and moved at an appropriate speed. I definitely will be rereading it closer to Christmas time.

It's dual POV, second chance, two romance authors. Their publisher is throwing a holiday party, everyone gets snowed in, reservations get lost, beds are shared. ✨

Did I like the MMC? Not really. Did I think they should get back together? Also, no. But there’s just something about an only-one-bed trope that I eat right up.

I wasn’t expecting spice in this book, just purely based on the cover. However, it delivered! And it totally balanced within the story perfectly.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my advanced digital copy!